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Par Mathieu Seguin | Rédacteur sport
Caitlin Clark took a rather astonishing flagrant foul this Saturday night following a move on Angel Reese that seemed within bounds. In front of reporters, she was keen to set the record straight after a dubious reaction to her face.
With the crushing victory and a triple-double, Caitlin Clark has made a perfect start to her second WNBA campaign. She hopes to have a real shot at the title this time, even if there’s still a lot of work to do. The Fever starts with a great win over the Sky, and that’s probably the most important thing right now.
For her fans, there was also something else at stake on Saturday evening: dominance over Angel Reese. The latter could do nothing to help the Sky, and the result was a heavy defeat. But there was another highlight of the match: a foul by Clark on Reese, which resulted in two technicals and a flagrant one for Caitlin.
Caitlin Clark disagrees with referees
Clark was guilty of a simple foul on Reese to prevent her from scoring at the basket, but the referees saw things differently in the face of her counterpart’s anger. So they gave the Fever player a flagrant one in front of a stunned crowd. Frankly, there wasn’t much to it, and the web is unanimous on the subject.
At the press conference, even Reese quickly calmed things down, aware that she had overreacted:
Angel Reese : “It was a play action, the referees were right. We’re moving on.”
There was no ill intent in this action and Clark probably didn’t understand her opponent’s reaction, or the officials’ penalty. She simply stopped an easy basket and there was no need to add to it.
Caitlin Clark : “It’s just a good take foul. Either Angel gets wide open 2 points or we send them to the free throw line. Nothing malicious about it…Every basketball player knows that”
Is the last sentence a dig at his opponent? You be the judge, but many Internet users appreciated this statement. The foul was logical, especially as Reese isn’t the best shooter in the world. A good decision by Clark at the finish to help his team, unlike that of the referees in the aftermath.
